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So the middle ground really is FAT/32. - Simon If you have been helped, don't forget to use the Reputation system at the top right of their post. Welcome to MacTalk Australia the largest Australian community for Apple discussions and topics » Join the discussions, Register Now! and 2. I was, however, going by, "I am trying to burn an .mp4 video to a DVD in order to test the disc for playback." which did not specifically state you were http://creationgeneration.net/how-to/new-volume-cannot-be-modified-mac.html

Now all i want to do is manually select files form my mac and put them onto the drive. The partition only needs to be approximately 128MB smaller than it was before resizing but it needs to be larger than the blue portion. Tried another one? To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. http://www.mac-forums.com/showthread.php?t=229508

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StormRider951 2010-07-07 17:13:20 UTC #6 Hi all, Ok here it is.Â The only fully compatible native format for both Mac and PC is FAT32.Â However, FAT32 has some major limitations associated There is more in that post than simply how to reformat the drive. Reply Use a Single External Hard Drive for Time Machine Backups and File Storage says: May 1, 2013 at 11:10 am […] basic process may be familiar to Mac users who Jun 18, 2012 8:11 PM Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by flacjaket, flacjaket Jun 18, 2012 8:55 PM in response to Limnos Level 1 (0 points) Jun 18,

ARGH Reply With Quote 25th September 2007,03:45 PM #13 coljac MacTalk Podcaster Join Date Apr 2007 Location Melbourne Posts 659 If you chose FAT32 and did erase, the drive should be Until I tried that, I constantly got failures. On laptop #2? How To Copy Files From Mac To External Hard Drive Without Formatting If you have a Mac Journaled file system (as is shown in the screen-shots), there is no such thing as defrag.

OS X can format a drive to FAT32 so you won't need to do it from a Windows computer. Ntfs For Mac EDIT: Should have mentioned that if you do this, you will lose all data on the drive, so you will want to back it up first. LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks Thread Tools Show Printable Version Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 25th September 2007,02:33 PM #1 bbboy05 What list =1 and list=2?

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Now what do I do? mjppp 2010-03-03 07:29:45 UTC #2 Hey, It may just be that you have to reformat your harddrive. How To Change External Hard Drive From Read Only Mac No, create an account now. Ntfs Mac Free Does anyone have any ideas?

THANKS. this contact form I just bought them from Best Buy.I attempted to burn the video to the disc via the Finder first - same problem as before. It's better not to defrag when partitioning fails. Let us know a. Disk Utility Mac

Jun 18, 2012 6:44 PM Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by clintonfrombirmingham, clintonfrombirmingham Jun 18, 2012 6:46 PM in response to crampy Level 7 (30,009 points) Mac OS I click and drag the video to the DVD and hit "Burn." What follows is an error message:"'Untitled DVD'" can't be burned because the disck is read-only and can't be modified I never heard of it.?? have a peek here This volume will be erased: Â“TOSHIBA EXTÂ” The following volumes will be added: Â“Untitled 1Â” Â“old macÂ” Are you sure you wish to partition the disk Â“Toshiba External USB 3.0 MediaÂ”?

This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc. Tuxera Ntfs Last Modified: Mar 22, 2016 Helpful? When the partition resizing is complete, quit Disk Utility and install OSX.

Reply With Quote 25th September 2007,02:40 PM #4 bbboy05 Join Date Sep 2007 Posts 18 But does that mean it will only work like a read-only on a PC? Are you using no DVD burn program at all? We need to know the format. Check This Out Posts 29,043 Specs:iMac 2010 27" QuadI7 OS10.12, iMac 2008 OSX10.11, MBP Late2011OS10.12 , iPad Air, iPhone 3GS Like Colin showed in his pic, MS-DOS (FAT) is FAT-32. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines